The Archive · 1939

Polish South Army Broken

Bucharest, Sept. 15.

Polish forces in southern sectors of Poland were in dissolution from intensive German artillery and warplane attack west of Lwow. This destroyed the backbone of Polish resistance in that section, according to apparently authentic reports. German troops were reported to be virtually encircling How, reports said.

Neutral reports from informed Bucharest circles, say German mechanized units have already proceeded a considerable distance south-east of Lwow and were probably near if-not actually in occupation of Stantslavov, half-way to the Rumanian border.

Eablier rumours had it that Hiller planned to make Lwow the capital of the Ukrainian state, which might some day be a stepping stone to the Russian Ukraine.

Reports claimed the Germans were bombing the road from Lwow southeast along the Daiester River to prevent large Polish forces, disorganized

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